Waiwakaiho Wind Statistics, August averages since 2006

The rose diagram illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical August. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 2976 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Waiwakaiho, located 10 km away (6 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3.

According to the model, the prevailing wind at Waiwakaiho blows from the W. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Waiwakaiho. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each August) and blows offshore 31% of the time (7 days in an average August). In a typical August winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Waiwakaiho

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.